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HSC Medicine, Dentistry and Healthcare Sciences Current Awareness Bulletins: Obesity

Obesity current awareness bulletin

Frequency: Bi-monthly

Links to articles in the current and previous 2 issues of this bulletin are displayed below.

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August 2024

The association between weight loss medications and cardiovascular complications 10.1002/oby.24037

Decreasing sedentary time during lessons reduces obesity in primary school children: the Active Movement study 10.1159/000536665

Differentiating monogenic and syndromic obesities from polygenic obesity: assessment, diagnosis, and management 10.1016/j.obpill.2024.100110

Effectiveness of interventions to reduce social inequalities of weight status in adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis 10.1111/obr.13752

Efficacy and safety of semaglutide 2.4 mg by race and ethnicity: a post hoc analysis of three randomized controlled trials 10.1002/oby.24042 

Efficacy of liraglutide in pediatric obesity: a review of clinical trial data 10.1016/j.obmed.2024.100545

Impact of insulin sensitization on metabolic and fertility outcomes in women with polycystic ovary syndrome and overweight or obesity—a systematic review, meta-analysis, and meta-regression 10.1111/obr.13744 

Juxtaposing contested bodies: what can be learned from the politics of weightism and of women’s exclusion 10.1080/21604851.2024.2361545

Long-term changes in eating-related problems and quality of life in children with overweight and obesity attending a 10-week lifestyle camp 10.1016/j.orcp.2024.04.002

Mutations in the leptin-melanocortin pathway and weight loss after bariatric surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis 10.1002/oby.24007

Preoperative depression and outcomes after metabolic and bariatric surgery: a systematic narrative review 10.1111/obr.13743 

Prevalence and correlates of night eating syndrome, insomnia, and psychological distress in primary care patients with obesity: a cross-sectional study 10.1159/000538341

Seventeen years since rimonabant's downfall: reassessing its suicidality risk profile 10.1002/oby.24019 

Special considerations for the child with obesity: an Obesity Medicine Association (OMA) clinical practice statement (CPS) 2024 10.1016/j.obpill.2024.100113

A systematic review of the effectiveness of attentional bias modification to support weight management in individuals who are overweight or obese 10.1111/obr.13745 

A systematic review of the effects of maternal obesity on neonatal outcomes in women with gestational diabetes 10.1111/obr.13747 

Text messages with financial incentives for men with obesity: a randomized clinical trial 10.1001/jama.2024.7064

Weight management using meal replacements and cardiometabolic risk reduction in individuals with pre-diabetes and features of metabolic syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials 10.1111/obr.13751

Sources

Fat Studies (Jun); JAMA (Jul); Obesity (Jun-Jul); Obesity Facts (Jun); Obesity Medicine (Jun); Obesity Pillars (Sep); Obesity Research and Clinical Practice (May-Jun); Obesity Reviews (Jul)

June 2024

Adherence and dropout in exercise-based interventions in childhood obesity 10.1111/obr.13721 

The associations of “weekend warrior” and regularly active physical activity with abdominal and general adiposity in US adults 10.1002/oby.23986 

Calcium supplementation for people with overweight or obesity (new Cochrane intervention review) 10.1002/14651858.CD012268.pub2

Does time-restricted eating add benefits to calorie restriction?  10.1002/oby.23984 

Drivers and facilitators of weight stigma among preconception, pregnant, and postpartum women 10.1111/obr.13710

Effectiveness and safety of drugs for obesity 10.1136/bmj-2022-072686

Efficacy and safety of tirzepatide, GLP-1 receptor agonists, and other weight loss drugs in overweight and obesity 10.1002/oby.24002 

Factors associated with progression or non-progression to bariatric surgery in adults 10.1111/obr.13698

How does gestational weight gain influence short- and long-term postpartum weight retention?  10.1111/obr.13679

Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on sleep parameters and characteristics in individuals living with overweight and obesity 10.1111/cob.12646 

Managing the new wave of weight loss medication in general practice 10.1111/cob.12666

Obesity bias: how can this underestimated problem affect medical decisions in healthcare?  10.1111/obr.13696 

Obstructive sleep apnoea in obesity: a review 10.1111/cob.12651 

Pharmacotherapy for adults with overweight and obesity 10.1016/S0140-6736(24)00351-9

Review of impacts of using body mass index as a screening tool in school children 10.1111/cob.12639 

Role of telemedicine in the management of obesity: state-of-the-art review 10.1111/obr.13734 

Social jetlag and obesity 10.1111/obr.13664

Spillover effects of childhood obesity prevention interventions 10.1111/obr.13692 

‘Surgery is my only hope’: a qualitative study exploring perceptions of living with obesity and the prospect of having bariatric surgery 10.1111/cob.12643 

Understanding risk and causal mechanisms for developing obesity in infants and young children: a National Institutes of Health workshop 10.1111/obr.13690 

Understanding the significance of adipose tissue in the inflammatory response to COVID-19 10.1016/j.obmed.2024.100538

Weight-centric prevention of cancer 10.1016/j.obpill.2024.100106

Sources

BMJ, The (25th Mar); Clinical Obesity (Jun); Cochrane Library (Apr-May); Lancet, The (6th-12th Apr); Obesity (Apr-May); Obesity Medicine (May); Obesity Pillars (Jun); Obesity Reviews (Mar-Jun)

April 2024

Chile passed tough measures to combat an obesity epidemic, so why does it still have an obesity problem? 10.1136/bmj.q584

Cost-effectiveness analysis of individual-level obesity treatment in paediatrics: A scoping review 10.1111/ijpo.13100  

Defining success in adult obesity management: A systematic review and framework synthesis of clinical practice guidelines 10.1111/cob.12631

Digital technologies for delivering multidisciplinary weight-management services: early value assessment (updated NICE guideline HTE14)

Effect of planned pauses versus continuous energy restriction on weight loss and attrition: a systematic review 10.1002/oby.23976  

Effects of exercise on sleep in children with overweight/obesity: a randomized clinical trial 10.1002/oby.23945  

Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty for obesity (new NICE guideline IPG783)

Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists for post-bariatric surgery weight regain and insufficient weight loss: A systematic review 10.1016/j.obmed.2024.100533

Higher body mass index is strongly linked to poor outcomes in adult COVID-19 hospitalizations: A National Inpatient Sample Study 10.1002/osp4.692

The individual-level effects of social media campaigns related to healthy eating, physical activity, and healthy weight: A narrative review 10.1002/osp4.731  

Mobile health (m‐health) smartphone interventions for adolescents and adults with overweight or obesity (new Cochrane intervention review) 10.1002/14651858.CD013591.pub2

Orforglipron, a novel non-peptide oral daily glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist as an anti-obesity medicine: A systematic review and meta-analysis 10.1002/osp4.743  

Patient perspectives about treatment preferences for obesity with complications 10.1002/osp4.720  

Predictors of racial differences in weight loss: the PROPEL trial 10.1002/oby.23936  

Projected impact of anti-obesity pharmacotherapy use on racial and ethnic disparities in adolescent obesity 10.1111/ijpo.13103

Psychological predictors of adherence to lifestyle changes after bariatric surgery: A systematic review 10.1002/osp4.741  

The relationship between sleep quantity, sleep quality and weight loss in adults: A scoping review 10.1111/cob.12634   

Special considerations for the adolescent with obesity: An obesity medicine association (OMA) clinical practice statement (CPS) 2024 10.1016/j.obpill.2023.100096

Update on N6-methyladenosine methylation in obesity-related diseases 10.1002/oby.23932

Sources

BMJ (13th Mar); Clinical Obesity (Apr); Cochrane Library (Feb-Mar); NICE website (Feb-Mar); Obesity (Feb-Mar); Obesity Medicine (Mar); Obesity Pillars (Mar); Obesity Reviews (Jan, Feb); Obesity Science and Practice (Feb-Apr); Pediatric Obesity (Mar-Apr)